by Media Outlet | Aug 29, 2016 | Media
Jennifer Chevalier · CBC News Ottawa is offering certain private sponsors of Syrian refugees whose entry to Canada has been delayed to get replacement families. “It’s a difficult choice,” said Don Smith, chair of the refugee working group for the...
by Media Outlet | Jul 22, 2016 | Media
July 22, 2016 – The Canadian Jewish News (CJN) “Immigrants get the job done!” These were the strong words of Lin Manuel-Miranda at the recent University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremony. (I was there to proudly watch my son receive his doctorate!) What...
by Media Outlet | Jul 18, 2016 | Featured
The Government of Canada is asking Canadians about what they think immigration means for Canada, and how we can continue to grow our nation through immigration. Starting Tuesday (July 5), until August 5, Canadians can get involved by providing an on-line written...
by Media Outlet | Jul 7, 2016 | Featured
Photo: Catalina Arango None of my Geography teachers taught me that France (Francia in Spanish) was not only a country but a woman. The first time I met her, she was reading a book to a group of five-year-old kids. Astonishingly, those 15 preschoolers were quiet,...
by Media Outlet | Jul 6, 2016 | News
Photo: Rukhsana Ahmed, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa presents certificate to Rayhan Pitigala. Rayhan was one of the winners of a writing contest launched by the Ottawa Multicultural Media Initiative (OMMI). My community role model is much closer to...
